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Israeli Desert Yields a Harvest of Energy
Yosef Abramowitz, an educator and activist from Boston, co-founded a solar power company at the Ketura kibbutz in Israel. KETURA, Israel — Arriving at this bone-dry kibbutz in the Arava Desert late one afternoon in August 2006, Yosef Abramowitz, a … Continue reading
Renewable Sources of Power Survive, but in a Patchwork
JUST a few years ago, the future of renewable energy looked as bright and shiny as a white turbine blade coming out of the mold. The federal government was handing out money under the stimulus package, states were approving clean … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomass, China, Solar Power, USA, Wave Power, Wind Power
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Softbank plans huge Hokkaido solar plant
Softbank Corp. has selected Tomakomai, Hokkaido, as the site for Japan’s largest solar power plant, with an output capacity of at least 200,000 kw, industry sources said Wednesday. Softbank subsidiary SB Energy Corp. is planning the facility in anticipation of … Continue reading
A Smaller Route to Solar Success
AoraAt Aora’s plant in Almería, Spain, mirrors focus the sun’s energy on a modest tower where the heat is captured and used to spin a turbine. In the evening, a fuel can be used. There are at least a … Continue reading
Germany Created Own Threat with Chinese Solar Aid
Germany long aimed to be a front runner in the solar energy industry, but waning subsidies and rising competition from China have clouded its outlook. To add insult to injury, the Chinese boom has been generously supported by German financial … Continue reading
Feed-in tariff sees solar panel installation breakthrough
Since the scheme was launched in 2010, the amount of the renewable energy has grown by more than 41 times Since the scheme launched, the amount of solar has grown by more than 41 times. Photograph: Simon Burt/PA Explosive growth … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Solar Panels, Solar Power, UK, UK Feed-in Tariffs, Wind Farms
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Eden Project installs UK’s first employee-owned solar plant
New solar array in Cornwall hopes to make the case that renewable energy is not just for well-off householders Matt Hastings, the Eden Project’s energy manager, in front of the UK’s first employee-owned renewable energy project. Photograph: apexnewspix.com/Apex A new … Continue reading
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Tagged Investments, Solar Power, Solar PV, UK, UK Feed-in Tariffs
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Grid blackout threat weighs on renewables take-up
The renewable energy industry continues to face an uphill battle in convincing power producers that integrating more renewable energies will not put the grid in jeopardy Europe will have to slow down its integration of renewable energies or risk power … Continue reading
Environment Minister Retreats on Solar Subsidies
Solar panels are being installed across Germany, with the cost of heavy subsidies being passed on to energy consumers. German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen has said he wants to cut subsidies on installing solar panels sooner than planned as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Solar Power, Tax subsidies
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Energy Tax Breaks Proposed, Despite Waning Support for Subsidies
Ken James/Bloomberg News Clean-energy companies say they need continued support to stay competitive. Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply — so much so that the two industries say … Continue reading
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Tagged Solar Power, US Tariffs, Wind Power, Wind Turbines
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